Dead of Summer: A Novel by Jessa Maxwell Young AdultOrla OConnor hasnt been to the isolated New England enclave of Hadley Island since she graduated from high school a decade ago. As a teenager, her best friend Alice disappeared from its shores without a tracebut with plenty of rumors. Now, Orla returns to her familys beachfront home to clean it out before her parents sell it. The island and her best friends house next door, abandoned after her family left in grief, are stirring up memories she would
family tree
returning home from a conference abroad
Now that the family reunion is over and the murderer has been caught
seems determined to binge drink her way through her final exams
they pick up the pieces and keep building bigger and better
her four young children and her closest friend are left to struggle without the woman who centered their lives
"wildly talented" (Chicago Tribune)
Jason is hot and nice and funny
After the beloved grandfather who raised her dies alone while she is traveling
future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending
leaves heartache in his wake
At ten years old